hey everyone let's dive straight into some breaking news out of Missouri the Missouri Supreme Court has just made a Monumental decision to keep a measure that would legalize abortion on November's ballot despite Republicans frantic lastminute attempts to block it so what does this mean Amendment Three is back on the ballot and here's why that's a big deal if passed it would restore constitutional protections for abortion in Missouri rolling back a near tootal abortion ban that's been in place since roow v Wade was overturned in 2022 the amendment reads the government shall not deny or infringe upon a person's fundamental right to reproductive Freedom this fight has been intense Reproductive Rights Advocates led by missourians for constitutional Freedom collected over 380,000 signatures to get this initiative on the ballot in August Missouri's Secretary of State Jay Ashcraft certified it for the upcoming November ballot but then the drama escalated Republican state referend Hannah Kelly and state seneral Mary Elizabeth Coleman sued Ashcroft claiming the Amendment didn't specify which laws it would repeal a Cole County Judge even ruled the amendment invalid for violating state law Ashcraft then desertified the initiative citing serious concerns about its legal Clarity the case went all the way to the state's highest court and just hours before the deadline the Missouri Supreme Court ruled to keep Amendment Three on the ballot proving the Republicans efforts fudal missourians for constitutional Freedom called it a victory for both direct democracy and and reproductive freedom in Missouri the Court's ruling means voters not politicians will decide on this critical issue come November 5th if Amendment three passes Missouri will join 10 other states in voting on Reproductive Rights it needs 50% of the vote to pass that's it for now keep your eyes on Missouri this November this battle is far from over thanks for tuning in and make sure to subscribe for more updates on this pivotal issue